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THERE was a ball at Greenwich Hospital, and every officer except the officer of the watch on His Majesty's torpedo-destroyer Meridian was ashore. Leave had been granted to one of the watches, and the crew of Meridian, which, though not very large, was the fastest her type, was a small one.
The sentry on the gangway challenged the boat approaching, and when somebody in the boat said there was an urgent letter for the commander, the sailor called the officer of the watch. As the sentry leaned down to take the letter there were two muffled reports, and officer and man died at their posts. Instantly the craft was boarded by twenty yellow-faced little men and, taken by surprise, many of them sleeping, the crew were summarily disposed of.